Double Fault
A Relationships, Marriage, Contemporary book. There are but two "strikes" in a tennis "point." A marriage typically has...
An ardent middle-ranked professional tennis player, Willy Novinsky meets her match in Eric Oberdorf, the handsome rogue she drubs in a pick-up game in Manhattan's Riverside Park. Eric is charmingly gracious in defeat, and his casual confidence takes her in. Low-ranked but untested, Eric, too, aims to make his mark on the international tennis circuit. Willy beholds compatibility spiced with friendly rivalry, and discovers her first passion outside a tennis court. They marry.Conjugal life starts well on the Upper West Side of New York. But animated shop talk and blissful love-making soon give way to full-tilt competition over who can rise to the top first. Driven and gifted, Willy maintains the lead until she severs her knee ligaments in a devastating spill. As Willy recuperates, her ranking...
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- Pages: 342 pages
- ISBN: 9781852429119 / 1852429119
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There are but two "strikes" in a tennis "point." A marriage typically has many, but in most there are a finite, if unknown, number of opportunities to win or lose. Double Fault explores a relationship using that sports metaphor. With two highly competitive, driven individuals harnessed as the team, neither love nor marriage seems to... I really think that Lionel Shriver is somewhat of an underrated writer. I have read several of her books and she has excellent character development and is not afraid to tackle dense and conflictual subject matter. This novel really focuses on the damage we do to each other in a marriage and the impact of two highly competitive people... This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. In anticipation of this year's US Open, I cracked this book open to understand tennis players, albeit in a fictional setting. This book is about two tennis players- one on the road to success, the other a fledgling- who met, fell in love, and got married....
